Fastener for basket covers



Sept. 4, 1923. 1,466,801 W. E. MORGAN FASTENER FOR BASKET COVERS FiledAug. 9, 1922 Patented Sept. 4, 1923.

UNHTED FASTENER FOR BASKET COVERS.

Application filed August 9, 1922.

T 0 a]? whomif may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER E. MonoAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Rhea and State of Tennessee. haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fasteners for BasketCovers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide a fastener for the covers ofbaskets and like containers, which requires for its use no specialdevices forming a part of the basket or basket cover, but is adapted forfastening the covers of all baskets having a top hoop or the likeprojecting from the side of the basket.

The invention consists, broadly, in a rigid member adapted to be carriedby a basket cover, and a bendable member carried by said rigid member,said bendable member so formed as to engage a basket and bendable oversaid rigid member, as I will proceed now to explain and finally claim.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, in the severalfi res of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a basket and cover with my fastener applied thereto.Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the fastener strip and fastenerdetached. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section taken in the plane of line 33,Fig. 1.

As a means of illustrating the application of my invention I have shownan ordinary bushel basket 1 having a top hoop 2, handles 3 and a cover4. The type of cover shown is provided with a to cross-member 5 of alength greater than the diameter of the cover and having its ends 6extending through the handles 3.

In order to effectively utilize my fasteners in connection with a basketcover I provide a fastener strip 7 of a length sufiicient to span thebasket cover, and at each end of this strip I attach one of myfasteners.

The fastener comprises a rigid plate 8 adapted to be attached to thefastener strip by nails or the like 9 and provided with apertures 10through which pass the ends or lower portions 11 of a substantially Ushaped bendable wire member, the upper portion 12 of which extends abovethe plate 8. The ends 11 of the wire member terminate in upturned prongs13. The wire member is slidable in the apertures 10.

Assuming. that the cover has been placed Serial No. 580,780.

upon the basket. and that my fasteners are to be used, as shown in Fig.22 mounted upon a fastener strip, the method of adjusting the fastenersfor securing the cover is as follows :The fastener strip is placedacross the top of the basket cover (as shownin Fig. 1.), then thebendable members are pushed downward through the apertures 10 until theprongs 13 may be engaged beneath the top hoop 2. Then, while exertingdownward pressure upon the plates 8, the upper portions 12 of thebendable members are pulled upward, so that the prongs 13 take a firmhold in the hoop 2. and the portions 12 are then bent outwardly anddownwardly to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 thus securelyfastening the strip 7 down upon the basket cover 3 and hence securingthe cover upon the basket. T remove the cover the fasteners may bereleased by bending the wire members back to their original shape or bymerely cutting them.

In the type of cover illustrated, where the cross-member 5 is used inconnection with the handles 4 for positioning the cover upon the basket.only one fastener strip 7 is necessary to secure the cover, but, if themember 5 is not used, then two fastener strips 7, arranged across thecover at right angles to each other, are desirable.

I have shown and described my invention as applied to a basket, but itis obvious that it may be used in connection with other like containers,such as boxes, and the like.

Sheet metal or other material might be substituted for the wire used informing the bendable members. However, whatever material is used forforming these members, it must be of such stiffness as to remain bent incover-fastening position once it has been so bent, without liability toaccidental displacement.

Obviously the invention is not limited to a U-shaped bendable member,but includes a bendable member having one or more ends adapted to engagethe body of the container and cooperating with a suitably perforatedlate. p Furthermore, the fasteners may be used independently of thefastener strip 7, in

crates, cases, bales which case the plates 8 would be attached directlyto the cover, whether it be the cover of a basket, box, crate or othercontainer.

It is possible also to reverse the positions of the fasteners, or, inother words, to attach no detachable parts to becomelost or miss placed.

Another advantage is that it can be manufactured so cheaply that whenonce used it may be discarded. However, it is capable of being used morethan once.

Another advantage resides in its simplicity of construction and ease ofmanipulation. It will be understood, therefore, that I do not considermy invention as limited to the particular embodiment herein shown and*described as various changes may be made in construction andarrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the inventionor the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is 1. A fastener for basket covers and the like, comprisinga ri id member supported by the cover, and a bendable member slidablycarried by said rigid member and formed for engagement with the basket.

2. A fastener for basket covers and the like, comprising a rigid membercarried by the cover, and a bendable member slidably carried by saidrigid member and pronged for engagement with a hoop of the basket, saidbendable member after. enga ement with said hoop being bent over sairigid member to fasten the cover to the basket.

3. A fastener for basket covers and the like, comprising a fastenerstrip, a rigid member affixed at each end thereof, and bendable memberscarried by said ri id members, said strip adapted to span abas et cover,and said bendable members formed for engagement with the basket andadapted after such engagement to be bent over said rigid members tosecure the cover to the basket.

4;. A fastener for basket covers and the like, comprising a fastenerstrip, a rigid plate attached to each end thereof, and a bendable membercarried by and extending through each of said plates, said strip adaptedto span a basket cover and said bendable members formed for engagementwith the basket and adapted after such engagement to be bent over theends of said plates to secure the cover to the basket.

5. A fastener for basket covers and the like, comprising a plate, and awire extending therethrough and slidable with respect thereto, saidplates-adapted to be affixed upon a basket cover ,and said wire formedfor engagement with a hoop of the basket and adapted after suchengagement to be bent over said plate to secure the cover to the basket.6. A fastener for basket covers and the like, comprising a plateprovided with apertures, a U-shaped wire having lower portions extendingthrough said apertures and slidable therein and formed into rongs, saidplate adapted to cooperate wit a basket caver and said prongs adapted toengage the basket, the upper portion of said wire adaptedto be bent oversaid plate.

7. A fastener for basket covers and the like, comprisin a fastener stripadapted to rest upon an span a basket cover, a plate attached adjacenteach end of said strip and provided with apertures, and a U-shaped wirecarried by each of said plates and hav ing its lower portions extendinthrough said apertures and terminating in prongs, said prongs adapted toengage a basket and the upper portions of said wires adapted to be bentover the ends of said plates.

8. A fastener for basket covers and the WALTER E. MORGAN.

Witnesses:

E. S. ARNoLn, A. P. HAGGARD.

